AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
|
| Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
| 1. USC (57) |
6-0 |
1,617 |
1 |
| 2. Texas (8) |
6-0 |
1,566 |
2 |
| 3. Virginia Tech |
6-0 |
1,495 |
3 |
| 4. Georgia |
6-0 |
1,426 |
5 |
| 5. Alabama |
6-0 |
1,306 |
6 |
| 6. Miami |
5-1 |
1,279 |
7 |
| 7. LSU |
4-1 |
1,201 |
10 |
| 8. UCLA |
6-0 |
1,085 |
12 |
| 9. Notre Dame |
4-2 |
1,020 |
9 |
| 10. Texas Tech |
6-0 |
1,007 |
13 |
| 11. Florida St. |
5-1 |
1,003 |
4 |
| 12. Penn St. |
6-1 |
854 |
8 |
| 13. Boston College |
6-1 |
809 |
14 |
| 14. Ohio St. |
4-2 |
798 |
15 |
| 15. Oregon |
6-1 |
665 |
20 |
| 16. Auburn |
5-1 |
644 |
21 |
| 17. Tennessee |
3-2 |
581 |
17 |
| 18. Florida |
5-2 |
575 |
11 |
| 19. Wisconsin |
6-1 |
549 |
23 |
| 20. West Virginia |
6-1 |
379 |
— |
| 21. TCU |
6-1 |
249 |
25 |
| 22. Michigan St. |
4-2 |
223 |
16 |
| 23. Virginia |
4-2 |
161 |
— |
| 24. Fresno St. |
4-1 |
100 |
— |
| 25. California |
5-2 |
89 |
18 |
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 84, Louisville 70, Minnesota 67, Michigan 58, Colorado 38, Arizona St. 36, Iowa 29, Northwestern 29, Georgia Tech 19, Oregon St. 6, Toledo 5, Texas A&M 2, Maryland 1.
USA Today Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 15, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
| 1. USC (54) |
6-0 1,540 1 |
| 2. Texas (7) |
6-0 1,492 2 |
| 3. Virginia Tech (1) |
6-0 1,428 3 |
| 4. Georgia |
6-0 1,361 4 |
| 5. Alabama |
6-0 1,255 7 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
5-1 1,218 6 |
| 7. LSU |
4-1 1,154 8 |
| 8. Texas Tech |
6-0 1,079 11 |
| 9. UCLA |
6-0 1,053 12 |
| 10. Florida State |
5-1 934 5 |
| 11. Boston College |
6-1 859 14 |
| 12. Notre Dame |
4-2 846 9 |
| 13. Ohio State |
4-2 742 15 |
| 14. Penn State |
6-1 726 10 |
| 15. Auburn |
5-1 655 20 |
| 16. Oregon |
6-1 588 21 |
| 17. Wisconsin |
6-1 553 23 |
| 18. Tennessee |
3-2 543 18 |
| 19. Florida |
5-2 450 13 |
| 20. West Virginia |
6-1 405 25 |
| 21. TCU |
6-1 221 NR |
| 22. Michigan State |
4-2 190 17 |
| 23. California |
5-2 175 16 |
| 24. Virginia |
4-2 120 NR |
| 25. Minnesota |
5-2 90 22 |
Others receiving votes: Louisville 78; Iowa 68; Fresno State 67; Nebraska 55; Michigan 49; Arizona State 36; Northwestern 36; Colorado 30; Georgia Tech 21; Maryland 9; Texas-El Paso 9; Oregon State 8; Texas A&M 4; Clemson 1; Toledo 1; Wyoming 1.